Where does “gelijkaardig” come from?

gelijkaardig (Dutch) comes from Dutch gelijk, from Middle Dutch gelijc, from Old Dutch gilīk, from Proto-West Germanic galīk, from Proto-Germanic galīkaz, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

gelijkaardig (Dutch): kindred, akin

Definitions

kindred, akin

Ancestry of “gelijkaardig”, step by step

gelijkaardig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch gelijk

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	gelijk	equal, like, alike; equal, equivalent;...
2	Middle Dutch	gelijc	—
3	Old Dutch	gilīk	—
4	Proto-West Germanic	galīk	alike, similar
5	Proto-Germanic	galīkaz	alike, similar; equal
6	Proto-Indo-European	leyǵ-	to bind, tie

via Dutch aardig

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	aardig	friendly, nice; nice; considerable, substantial
2	Middle Dutch	aerdich	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →